In the cold winter of 1992, the life of a young man, Damon Roberts, was cut short on the streets of Denver, Colorado. A 20-year-old Black male, Roberts was fatally shot on the evening of December 30, 1992. The incident occurred in the 1200 block of East 28th Avenue. After being shot multiple times by unknown individuals, he was rushed to a local hospital, but the severity of his gunshot wounds proved to be fatal.
The Denver Police Department opened a homicide investigation into his
death, a case that has since grown cold. Despite the passage of time, no arrests have ever been made in connection with the shooting, and no suspects have been publicly identified. The circumstances surrounding the shooting remain murky, with little information released about a possible motive or the events leading up to the fatal encounter. The case is now considered a cold case, a lingering mystery in the city's history of unsolved homicides.
Earlier in the same year, in June, Roberts had been a victim of another shooting, which he survived. That incident was described as a drive-by shooting and was linked to gang-related violence. While some reports suggest his eventual death in December was the result of a drug deal that turned violent, the official investigation into his murder remains at a standstill. The identity of the person or persons responsible for ending Damon Roberts' life remains unknown to the public, and the case continues to be an open file in the archives of the Denver Police Department, awaiting any new information that might finally bring a resolution.
